Siding mold attachment for block molds



Feb. 28, 1950 E. N. JORDAN smmc. MOLD ATTACHMENT FOR BLOCK MOLDS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 19. 1949 i 2/ m I l W ll/ 4 l 1.0 1 7 5J0 z M a Law; .r M l m z w w n M Z J m z k an m V Z z w 6 5 iii 41: T/ m m A|| 5 U T w Feb. 28, 1950 N JORDAN SIDING MOLD ATTACHMENT FOR BLOCK MOLDS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 19, 1949 72' 9.242. m 40 Eve rsZZNJbrJan Patented Feb. 28, 1950 UNITED SIDING MOLD ATTACHMEN '1 FOR BLOCK inw Q M e iiiaiiea J evet 94 ri 55 cap (o1. gs gi Thisinvent on. re a es than attachm nti r e with conventional mold taxes or frames ofstandard block molding machines of either 'the'lift type or the, type of machine where dischargin oi t e molded block is accomplished byinverting the mold.

' It is a primary, object at the present invention to provide a siding mold; attachment for: use with block machine molds for producing building blocks which, when laidin a wall, will simulate the appearance of wood siding and will provide an overhang between the courses Tot thebl'ocks to protect the mortar joints from the elements.

More particularly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a siding mold Having -means for detachably supporting it in a block malchifi mold and for producing a recess in the" base of the block. when formed to. simulate wood sidin and which is so constructed that two of the siding molds may be utilized in combination to produce the, wood siding e'ifect inxthe 'front and one end face of the molded block in the manufacture of corner blocks. T I

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter becomemore fully ap parent from the following description of the drawings, illustratinga preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein: p Figure lis a top plan view showing a conventi0nal'b1ock machine mold with the'molding attachment applied thereto for. producin' "arecess in a frontface only ofa 'blockf I" Figure is a viewsimilar to Figure 1 but show ing a second siding nick; 'attached f or prqauc'in a recess in two faces 61 a mol'd'bloc'kior'ib'f ing a right h n r f lb -s. h M m i Eigure'j S is a View sin'ii to Figure 2 but showing the siding mold at ch nent arrangedto p'rbs n??? an at aiiiie Figure 9 is an isometric iew oi. the mm; si n d at ch e t F g r a si i a v ew o e r t hand end s in mol i:

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ure 12 is an eme ge ve ti al ec ional v ew a en Subs an i y o a lan a i d a by the line 2 m of Figure ,4 and E e e 1 is a f a m n ary v ew mi o Figure 11 ut wit ce a n of the parts emoved- Reierring more s cifica to the, d awin s, the umeral l5 des na es en a a onventional mol of a standan v bloc molding machi not shown, including upright side walls I5 and end. w ll l om n n to d fin a ect l r cavity for receiving the material, not shown, for mold ing a uildin l k, rd naril a oncr te lock l8 as illustrated in Figure 8.

The siding mold attachment for use with the conventional mold I5 and which comprises the invention, includes the units designated generally I3, 20 and 21. These units l9,'20 an'd'2l include the mold members 22,- 23 and 24, respectively, which may be formed of any suitable material such as cast iron or steel or other cast or formed metals, wood, plastics or other material.

The mold member 22 of the front face mold attachment comprises an elongated bar having a substantially flat outer face 25 which is prefer ably provided'with agroove or'chan'nel '26" which extends longitudinally from end to-e'n'd thereof. The mold member ,2'2'is provided with a sub stantially fiat longitudinal 'edge' '21 which"forms a right angle with the outer surface 25. The inner surface 28 'of the siding" mold member 22in'clud'e's an upper portion which is substantially flat and which forms a right angle with the edge .21. The

lower portion of said inner surfa'ceflfl beveled as clearly illustrated in "cross section'in Figures 6to l2. and merges with the lower edge oftn' provided ilvithbfiehr a plural 1 il see p lg tl e "ii i i e m hs o' Q sh i il' 26 i di mold member 22 is: also tachably mounting the bracket 32 on the bar member 22. The other leg 36 of the hanger bracket 32 projects outwardly from the outer surface 25 preferably above and adjacent the level of the edge 2! and is adapted to rest on the upper edge of one side wall it so as to support the mold member 22 on the inner side of said wall 16, as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, 6 and 12. As the front face mold member 22 is ordinarily relatively long, two of the brackets 32 are preferably provided as illustrated in the drawings to afford an adequate support.

The ends of the mold bar member 22, each designated 31, are disposed parallel to one another and at right angles to the longitudinal edge 21 and are adapted to abut against portions of the end walls ll of the mold l5, as best illustrated in Figures 1 and 4.

With the front siding mold I9 constructed as previously described and mounted as clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 4 in the mold IE, it will be readily apparent that said mold may be employed in a conventional manner for molding a building block it of concrete or similar material and when the molded block has been removed from the mold [5 the face 38 thereof will be provided in its upper portion with a recess 39 formed by the siding mold member 22 so that when a plurality of the blocks !3 are laid in courses, as illustrated in Figure 8, the recesses 39 will cause the faces of the blocks 98 to very realistically simulate wood siding. Furthermore, the lower edge of each block [8 will overhang the recess 39 of the block it disposed therebeneath, as

Hi from being directly subjected to rain and the elements.

For producing a right hand corner block having a recess in its outer face and also in'one end face, the siding mold unit I9 is employed as previously described but in combination with siding mold unit 29 and as illustrated in Figure 2. The bar 23 of the right hand end face mold unit 213 is identical in cross section to the bar 22 and has one end 40 which corresponds with ing to the bracket 32 of the mold unit l9 and which is mounted in the same manner by a setscrew 3d and friction washer 35. The mold unit differs from the mold unit IS in that its bar 23 is shorter and the other end thereof is made concave as seen at M to fit flush against one, endof the inner side 28 of the mold bar 22 as best illustrated in Figure 5 so that when a building block is formed, as previously described but with the mold units 19 and 2!! both applied as clearly illustrated in Figure 8, to protect the V mortar joints between the courses of the blocks illustrated in Figure 2, the right hand end face as well as the front face of the block will be provided with a recessed upper portion corresponding to each recess 39 of Figure 8.

The mold unit 2| corresponds to the mold unit 23 except that the location of the ends 40 and 44 thereof is reversed so that the concave end 45 of the mold unit 2| will abut against the opposite end of the inner surface 28 of the mold bar 22 whensaid mold unit 2i is supported by itsbracket 32' on the other endwall of the mold l5.

It will be readily apparent that when the mold units l9 and 2! are combined as illustrated in Figure 3 a block will be formed thereby having a front face and left hand end face provided with the recesses 39.

The brackets 32 in addition to providing hangers for supporting the units l9, 2!] and 2! on the upper edge of the mold walls l6 and 11 also form handle members by means of which said mold units may be removed from the mold 15. Likewise, the slots 33 enable the hanger brackets 32 to be adjusted transversely of the mold bars for raising or lowering said bars relatively to the mold l5. If desired, the moldunits I9, 20 and 2! may be mounted in the lower part of the mold i5 and in which case the bracket arms 36 will engage the bottom edges of the mold wall and be supported by the supporting surface of the mold I5, as for use with block molding machines of the type which inverts the mold for removal of the block therefrom.

- Obviously, the mold units I9, 20 and 2 I may be made of various lengths and widths to adapt them to molds of different dimensions.

'. Various other modifications and changes are likewise contemplated and may obviously be resorted to,'without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A siding mold attachment for block molds comprising a mold member adapted to be disposed against a portion of the inner face of one wall of a block mold and extending substantially 7 from end-to-end thereof, said mold member having hanger bracket means projecting from a longitudinal edge thereof and extending outwardly from its outer side. for engaging on an edge of said mold wall for positioning the mold member thereagainst, the inner face of said mold member'being beveled to merge with its outer face at the edge thereof remote to the edge from which said hanger means projects, said hanger bracket means including at least one bracket member having two right angularly dis-. posed legs, one of said legs being adapted to bear against said longitudinal edge of the mold wall, the other leg having a longitudinal slot opening outwardly of its free end, the outer face of said mold member having a transverse groove opening outwardly of its first mentioned longitudinal edge for receiving the slotted leg of the bracket -member,-.and an adjustable setscrew carried by said mold member and extending through the slot of said leg for adjustably and detachably securing the bracket member, to the mold member.

2. A siding mold attachment for block molds comprising a mold member adapted tobe disposed against a portion of the inner face of one wall of a block mold and extending substantially from end-to-end thereof, said mold member having hanger bracket, means projecting from a longitudinal edge thereof and extending out;- wardly from its outer side for engaging on an edge of said mold wall for positioning the mold member thereagainst, the inner face of said mold member being beveled to merge with its outer face at the edge thereof remote to the edge from which said hanger means projects, said mold member being disposed against the inner side of a side wall of the block mold, and a second siding mold unit including a mold member disposed against an inner side of one end wall of the block mold, a hanger bracket means for said last mentioned mold member engaging an edge of said end wall for positioning the mold member against the inner side thereof, said last mentioned mold member having a fiat end adapted to abut against the inner side of the opposite side wall of the mold and an opposite concave end shaped to fit flush against the inner surface of one end of the first mentioned mold member, said last mentioned mold member being of the same cross sectional size and shape as the first mentioned mold member.

3. A siding mold attachment for block molds comprising a bar removably positioned against the inner side of a portion of one wall of a block mold and adjacent the upper edge thereof, and hanger means adapted to rest on the upper edge of said mold wall for demountably supporting the mold bar therein, said hanger means being demountably and adjustably connected to the mold bar for detachably and adjustably positioning it in the block mold, and a second mold bar provided with adjustable hanger bracket means disposed in the mold and at a right angle to the first mentioned mold bar and against the inner side of another wall of the mold, said mold bars having inner surfaces provided with beveled lower edge portions, and one end of the last mentioned mold bar being shaped to fit flush against one end of the inner beveled surface of the other mold bar.

' EVERETT N. JORDAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 896,330 Scheelky Aug. 18, 1908 1,236,559 Hawkins Aug. 14, 1917 2,075,607 Griesel Mar. 30, 1937 2,148,189 Curran Feb. 21, 1939 

